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Indian Stock markets analysis for today 7/5/12

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:25:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your daily dose for Indian stock markets updates. Indian stock markets closed higher today. Markets got a boost dose after government deferred the implementation of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) by one year. BSE's Sensex ended up by 81.63 points at 16,912.71 points.

The broader index NSE's Nifty also closed higher by 27.30 points at 5,114.15.

Highlights for Indian stock markets for today:

NSE Updates

Top Losers	Top Gainers	Most Active stocks
CAIRN	BHEL	SBI
HCLTECH	BPCL	ICICIBANK
JPASSO	LT	TATAMOTORS
DRREDDY	DLF	LT
RELIANCE	RELINFRA	RELIANCE

Indian Stock markets decline on weak rupee

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:19:00 +0000

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Welcome to LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily updates on Indian stock markets and detailed daily analysis of major Indian stock indices.

Benchmark Indian stock indices like Bombay Stock Exchange's 30 component SENSEX and NSE's NIFTY ended the day in red today, thus bringing an end to 3 days of upwards movement. Most watched Sensex closed today at 17,301.91, down 16.90 points. The index touched high of 17,432.33 during day's trade.

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The broader index Nifty ended the day at 5,239.15, down 9 points. touching a low of 5,226.45 during intraday trading today.

Today's highlights about Indian stock markets are as follows:

SENSEX | NIFTY | MIDCAP | SMALLCAP closing rates for may 2012

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:19:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily Indian stock market updates. For all the readers who track Indian stock indices for longterm analysis, here in this post I would give closing rates for month of may 2012.

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Closing rates for BSE's SENSEX, MIDCAP index, Smallcap index and NSE's NIFTY for May 2012:

SENSEX | Indian stock markets closes up

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000

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(April 30, LiveBombayStockExchange) - Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily stock market updates from india stock markets and daily performance report of the major stock indices.

Benchmark Indian stock indices including BSE's SENSEX and NSE's NIFTY closed higher today as IT index rose both TCS and INFY rising and DLF and heromotoco also gained today. Major gainers for today were technology, oil and gas, realty and metal stocks.

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30 component SENSEX closed today at 17318.81 up by 131.47 points, National stock exchange's broader index NIFTY closed today at 5248.15 up by 39.15 points. The index touched a low of 5201.45 during the day's trade today.

Indian stock markets weekly analysis 23.4 - 27.4.2012

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:41:00 +0000

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Indian stock markets remained in red past weekend with benchmark indices inclusing Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX declining by 1.4 percent in this week. The BSE Mid cap and the BSE Small cap indices lost around 0.2% each. Indian stock markets took cues from European stock markets. Meanwhile rating agency standard and Poor downgraded the indian markets to negative which might affect the foreign investments for some time.

BSE's SENSEX ended the week at 17134.25 and NIFTY closing the week at 5190.60 . Foreign investors have taken out their 777 crores from indian stock markets. Outlook for next week looks grim until government takes some immediate steps for boosting FII sentiments.

Indian Stock markets nosedives on global fears - 23.4

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:29:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily updates from Bombay Stock Exchange and other major Indian stock markets.

Weak european stock markets and global economic voes played spoilsport as BSE's Sensex nosedived by over 275 points today. Investors booked heavy profits today. Almost all the sectors saw heavy selling with realty, technology, metals and capital goods stocks leading the decline.

The broader index Nifty closed at 5,200.60, down 90.25 points. The 30 component large-cap index Sensex ended at 17,096.68, down 277.16 points.

Today's highlights for indian stock markets today are as follows:

Indian Stock Markets - The week that was 16.4 till 20.4

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:35:00 +0000

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I thought of adding yet another dimension to my blog by adding weekly updates from Indian stock markets thus covering the performance of benchmark Indian indices like BSE's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY. Other important things covered in these weekly posts would be stocks which remained in limelight, major weekly gainers and losers, major news which came across and role played by news and rumors on Indian Stock markets for every trading week.

So I start this weekly post with week 16/4/2012 till 20/4/2012.

Indian Stock markets weekly analysis (16/4/2012 till 20/4/2012):

Benchmark Indian stock index SENSEX gained 1.63 percent this week as investors looked happy on RBI cutting interest rates by 50 bps. The 30 component most watched index gained 279.33 points this week. Most of the sectoral indices also remained in green throughout the week. BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.26 percent and the BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.49 percent respectively this week. As many as 24 components of SENSEX remained higher while 6 declined in this week. The NSE 50-share broader index Nifty gained as many as 83.40 points to finish the week at 5,290.85. Mahindra and Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki lead the list of gainers for the week.

20.4.12 Indian Stock markets report card for today

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:00 +0000

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Welcome to LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for knowing everything about Indian Stock markets. Benchmark Indian stock indices including BSE's 30 component SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed down today as 4 day upward swing ended today.

The large-cap Sensex closed today at 17,373.84, down 129.87 points. The most watched index touched a high of 17,519.88 during day's trade. The National Stock Exchange's Nifty ended the day at 5,290.85, down 41.55 points. The broader index touched a low of 5,245.45 during intraday trading.

Indian Stock Markets highlights for today is as follows:

SENSEx above 17500 NIFTY rises too

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:44:00 +0000

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welcome to LiveBombayStockExchange. Benchmark Indian stock indices including BSE's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed higher today. Major gainers for today are auto, metals, pharmaceuticals and FMCG sectors on the back of positive cues from European peers.

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The 30 component Sensex closed today at 17503.71, up 111.32 points. The large-cap index touched an intraday high of 17530.30. The National Stock Exchange's broader index Nifty closed today at 5332.40, up 32.40 points, . It touched an low of 5291.30 during day's trade.

BSE SENSEX closes slightly up today

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your daily dose for Indian stock market news and updates.

Benchmark Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTy closed marginally up today. HDFC and HCL tech were the major gainers today.

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Indian Stock markets highlights for today are as follows:

SENSEX gains on positive global sentiments

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:10:00 +0000

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Welcome to LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily updates for Indian Stock markets. Major Indian Stock indices including BSE's 30 component SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY index closed up by over 2 percent today as positive global sentiments and interest rate cut by RBI boosted investor sentiments.

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Indian Stock markets highlights for today:

Indian Stock markets analysis for today - 16.4

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:21:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, Your onse stop website for daily updates from major Indian stock markets including Bombay Stock exchange and national Stock Exchange.

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Major Indian stock indices like BSE's SENSEX and NSE's NIFTY closed higher today as Reserve bank hinted to decrease the interest rate tomorrow. RBI might reduce interest rates by 25 basis points tomorrow to boost economic growth. Meanwhile India's WPI inflation in March eased to 6.89 percent.

Major Indian Stock market highlights for today is as following:

SENSEX | NIFTY closes higher on RBI rates cut hope

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:14:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily updates from Indian stock markets. Major indian Stock indices like BSE's SENSEX and national Stock Exchange's NIFTY remained in green throughout the day today.

The 30 component BSE's SENSEX closed at 17332.62, up 133.22 points or 0.77 per cent. The large-cap index touched high of 17395.15 during the day's trade today. National Stock Exchange's broader index Nifty closed at 5272.40. The index touched a intraday low of 5246.75 in trade today.

Today's highlights from BSE and NSE:

Indian Stock indices down as investors remain cautious

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +0000

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Major Indian Stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark index SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's broader index NIFTY closed little lower as investors remained cautious over couple of things. One is global economic sentiments look weak and long prolonged Euro zone crises looks never ending, Earthquake in Indonesia today played spoilsport in second trading half today.

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The Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX closed down by 44 points today at 17199.40. National Stock Exchange's NIFTY also closing in red today at 5226.85, down by 16.75 points. Aviation stocks remained in green as positive cues about rising limit of foreign airlines in aviation to 49 percent.

SENSEX | NIFTY nosedives on weak global cues

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:32:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily updates from Indian Stock markets.

Major Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's most watched SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed in red, most of the indian stock indices remained in red throughout the day.

The National Stock Exchange's 50 component index Nifty closed at 5234.40, down 88.50 points. The broader index touched a high of 5287.90 during daytrade today.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17222.14, down 263.88 points The 30 component index touched alow of 17199.63 during day trading today.

Following are highlights of Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange for today:

Latest S&P CNX NIFTY composition

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:27:00 +0000

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Following is latest companies which are part of NIFTY which is a stock market index, and one of several leading indices for large companies which are listed on National Stock Exchange of India. Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products Ltd. which is a joint venture between NSE and CRISIL. Following is latest companies list of NIFTY as of April 5, 2012:

S&P CNX NIFTY companies list	Company	Symbol	Industry
01	ACC Limited	ACC	Construction materials
02	Ambuja Cements	AMBUJACEM	Construction materials
03	Axis Bank	AXISBANK	Banking
04	Bajaj Auto	BAJAJ-AUTO	Automotive
05	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited	BHEL	Electrical equipment
06	Bharat Petroleum	BPCL	Oil and gas
07	Bharti Airtel	BHARTIARTL	Telecommunication
08	Cairn India	CAIRN	Oil and gas
09	Cipla	CIPLA	Pharmaceuticals
10	Coal India	COALINDIA	Metals and Mining
11	DLF Limited	DLF	Real estate
12	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories	DRREDDY	Pharmaceuticals
13	GAIL	GAIL	Natural Gas
14	Grasim Industries	GRASIM	Construction materials
15	HCL Technologies	HCLTECH	Information Technology
16	HDFC Bank	HDFCBANK	Banking
17	Hero MotoCorp	HEROMOTOCO	Automotive
18	Hindalco Industries	HINDALCO	Metals and Mining
19	Hindustan Unilever	HINDUNILVR	Consumer goods
20	Housing Development Finance Corporation	HDFC	Real estate
21	ITC Limited	ITC	Conglomerate
22	ICICI Bank	ICICIBANK	Banking
23	Infosys	INFY	Information Technology
24	Infrastructure Development Finance Co.	IDFC	Financials
25	Jaiprakash Associates	JPASSOCIAT	Construction
26	Jindal Steel and Power	JINDALSTEL	Iron ore and steel
27	Kotak Mahindra Bank	KOTAKBANK	Banking
28	Larsen & Toubro	LT	Conglomerate
29	Mahindra & Mahindra Limited	M&M	Automotive
30	Maruti Suzuki	MARUTI	Automotive
31	NTPC Limited	NTPC	Power
32	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation	ONGC	Oil and gas
33	Power Grid Corporation of India	POWERGRID	Power
34	Punjab National Bank	PNB	Banking
35	Ranbaxy Laboratories	RANBAXY	Pharmaceuticals
36	Reliance Communications	RCOM	Telecommunication
37	Reliance Industries	RELIANCE	Oil and gas
38	Reliance Infrastructure	RELINFRA	Power
39	Reliance Power	RPOWER	Power
40	Sesa Goa	SESAGOA	Metals and Mining
41	Siemens	SIEMENS	Conglomerate
42	State Bank of India	SBIN	Banking
43	Steel Authority of India	SAIL	Iron ore and steel
44	Sterlite Industries	STER	Metals and Mining
45	Sun Pharmaceutical	SUNPHARMA	Pharmaceuticals
46	Tata Consultancy Services	TCS	Information Technology
47	Tata Motors	TATAMOTORS	Automotive
48	Tata Power	TATAPOWER	Power
49	Tata Steel	TATASTEEL	Iron ore and steel
50	Wipro	WIPRO	Information Technology

Indian Stock markets analysis for today - in green

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0000

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Major Indian Stock markets including both Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock exchange saw good purchasing activity by investors. Investors look bullish if Reserve bank of India reduce interest rates in next policy meet to promote growth. Interest rate cuts and corporate earnings will surely provide support to Indian markets going forward.

The 30 component BSE's Sensex closed at 17597.42, up by 119.27 points. the large cap index touched high of 17664.10 during intraday trading. The National Stock Exchange's broader index Nifty closed at 5358.50, up 40.60 points. The index touched a low of 5344.45 in daytrade today.

Major highlights from Indian stock markets for today are as follows:

BSE's SENSEX | NIFTY | Midcap, SmallCaps April 2012 closing

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +0000

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Here is blog post for the analysts out there who analyse BSE's movements for making investments. This post contains daily closing prices for Bombay Stock Exchange's indices like 30 component SENSEX, NSE's NIFTY, Smallcap index and Midcap index.

Closing prices of major Indain Stock indices :

1 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-Sunday
2 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	NA
3 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	- 17597.42 (Up^119.27 pts) -5358.50 (Up^40.60 pts) -6475.50 (Up^60.69 pts) -6817.69 (Up^ 76.66 pts)
4 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17486.02 (Down -111.40 pts) -5322.90 (Down -35.60 pts) -6473.87 (Down -1.63 pts) -6844.90 (Up^ 27.21 pts)
5 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	Closed
6 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	Closed
7 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	Saturday
8 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	Sunday
9 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17222.14 (Down -263.88 pts) -5234.40 (Down -88.50 pts) -6386.76 (Down -87.11 pts) -6800.56 (Down -44.34 pts)
10 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17243.84 (Up^21.70 pts) -5243.60 (Up^9.20 pts) -6370.45 (Down -16.31 pts) -6792.31 (Down -8.25 pts)
11 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17199.40 (Down-44.44 pts) -5226.85 (Down-16.75 pts) -6330.30 (Down -40.06 pts) -6774.06 (Down -18.25 pts)
12 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17332.62 (Up^133.22 pts) -5276.85 (Down-50.00 pts) -6383.95 (Up^53.56 pts) -6842.25 (Up^68.19 pts)
13 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17094 (Down -238.11 pts) -5207.45 (Down -69.50 pts) -6337.97 (Down -45.98 pts) -6799.23 (Down -43.02 pts)
14 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
15 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
16 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17150.95 (Up^56.44 pts) -5226.20 (Up^18.75 pts) -6388.94 (Up^50.97 pts) -6837.26 (Up^38.03 pts)
17 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17357.94 (Up^206.99 pts) -5289.70 (Up^63.50 pts) -6435.22 (Up^46.28 pts) -6880.36 (Up^43.10 pts)
18 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17392.39 (Up^34.45 pts) -5300 (Up^10.30 pts) -6464.86 (Up^29.64 pts) -6914.49 (Up^34.13 pts)
19 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17503.71 (Up^111.32 pts) -5332.40 (Up^32.40 pts) -6480.93 (Up^16.07 pts) -6932.83 (Up^18.34 pts)
20 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17373.84 (Down -129.87 pts) -5290.85 (Down -41.55 pts) -6417.72 (Down -63.21 pts) -6900.58 (Down -32.25 pts)
21 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
22 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
23 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17096.68 (Down -277.16 pts) -5200.60 (Down -90.85 pts) -6310.31 (Down -107.41 pts) -6794.56 (Down -106.02 pts)
24 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17207.29 (Up^110.61 pts) -5222.65 (Up^22.05 pts) -6301.98 (Down -8.33 pts) -6789.81 (Down -4.75 pts)
25 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	NA
26 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17130.67 (Down -20.62 pts) -5189.00 (Down -13.00 pts) -6247.89 (Down -19.21 pts) -6726.37 (Down -27.50 pts)
27 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17134.35 (Up^3.58 pts) -5190.60 (Up^1.60 pts) -6240.80 (Down -7.09 pts) -6697.89 (Down -28.48 pts)
28 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
29 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
30 April 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17318.81 (Up^131.47 pts) -5248.15 (Up^39.15 pts) -6315.85 (Up^43.52 pts) -6764.62 (Up^38.45 pts)

10 best Tips for day trading

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:10:00 +0000

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Many newbies of indian stock markets who got new demat account starts their investment career through day trading. However day trading is not an easy investment as it requires a proper approach and a person should never put his money in a single stock while doing day trading. Many newbies in day trading often get confused while litening to so much of online tips which might also tell stock name to purchase on that day. here in this post I would provide 10 basic tips for doing day trading which are useful for newbies of day trading in indian stock markets.

10 best day trading tips for newbies:

1. One should not put whole of the money in one type of stock ie do not risk more than 10% of the earmarked trading capital for a single trade and invest in different sectors.

2. Stop loss is a pre requisite for doing day trading.

Stock Tips by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:45:00 +0000

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Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has made a big fortune by investing in Indian stock markets, His net worth crossed the $1billion mark in 2011. Professionally a Chartered Accountant who started as a small investor but now is a long term investor and probably the best known Indian investor. So here are the stock market tips from the legendary investor for Indian stock markets.

Indian Stock market Tips by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala:

Stock Tip 1: One has to be patient to get the right entry in a stock. Have an idea of company business and fundamentals to make money.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on Indian Stock markets

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:42:00 +0000

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is often considered as best Indian stock market investor and is also termed sometimes as Warren Buffett of Indian stock markets. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is a long term investor, however he acknowledges that it was 'trading' income which helped him built his initial capital base and continues to remain an active trader as he believes it keeps one alert and always on your feet. Present Indian stock market is in bearish mode, so here is extract of interview of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on present market scenario and where the Indian stock markets are heading.

Key Points to note down from Rakesh Jhunjhunwalas recent interview to CNBC:

1. Since last year August lows have been broken and thus Indian stock market is now a bear market.
2. As per Rakesh Jhunjhunwala market has entered in interruption mode; however long term bullish trend for Indian stock market remains intact.

Indian stock markets smile on P-note clarification by Pranab

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0000

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The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed near intermediate resistance levels as investors cheered Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's clarification that there will be no tax liability P-Notes holders.

Following are highlights of Indian stock markets for today:

NSE Updates

Top Losers	Top Gainers	Most Active stocks
CAIRN	RANBAXY	ICICIBANK
JINDALSTEL	IDFC	SBIN
SUNPHARMA	TATASTEEL	AXISBANK
---	ICICIBANK	RELIANCE
---	KOTAKBANK	INFY

BSE's SENSEX | NIFTY gains on P-notes rumors weigh

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for daily Indian Stock markets updates. Major Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed up today as investors took positive cues from finance ministry saying that only participatory notes, or P-Notes, which fail certain regulatory tests may be subject to taxation. Though these are unclaimed statements and said on anonymity by the officials, but looks strongly true.

Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX reacted positively and gained 204 points at 17,257.36 points. The broader index 50-share Nifty gained 58.90 points to close at 5,243.15 today.

Following are highlights from Indian stock markets for today:

General - why Invest in Stock markets then other options of investments

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:08:00 +0000

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Stock markets investments are regarded as best investment options since it delivers better returns as compared to bonds. But these returns come on with a risk factor of stock market investments.

So here are major Advantages and Disadvantages of Investment in stock markets:

Returns on investment: Over time, stocks outperform bonds and real estate. Stocks on average return about 10% a year, whereas these other investments generally return at about 5-7%.

Save on Taxes: If you hold a stock for more than a year, your profits (when you choose to sell your stock) are taxed at long-term capital gains rate of 15% instead of your standard tax rate. Money you make from interest in a savings account or CD is taxed at your regular tax rate, which can be as high as 35%. Option of

Indian Union Finance budget 2012-13 highlights

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:49:00 +0000

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Following are highlights of Union finance budget 2012-13, Inflation would increase further with price of virtually everything rising. Pranab Mukherjee raised tax exemption slab by just 20000 per annum costing 4500 crore to govt but increasing service tax in order to get 45000 crores additional revenue...so does he think we are headless as govt??

So readers Do you like the budget 2012-13?? is it pass or fail from your side?? leave a comment for healthy discussion..

-Tax burden for individuals to come down: Income tax exemption limit raised from Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,00,000; 10% tax for 2-5 lakh income; 20% for 5-10 lakh and 30% beyond Rs 10 lakh; Savings bank account interest up to Rs 10,000 exempted from tax. -Many services and goods to cost more: No change in corporate tax rate, but standard rate of excise duty, as also service tax rates, raised from 10% to 12%; No change in peak customs duty of 10% on non-agri goods.